Our Members

Alix Gilkarov

Music Director, JTS/GS '26, Alto

Alix Gilkarov is a senior in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, majoring in Urban Studies and Jewish Thought. Alix is a firm believer in the power of "slay" as a daily affirmation. She loves being silly and switching between accents every two seconds, because she can.

Gabriel Freedman-Naditch

Producer, JTS/GS '26, Bass

Gabriel Freedman-Naditch is a senior in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary studying Political Science-Statistics and Jewish Texts. He loves Boston sports and seeing more Broadway shows than he can afford. If you ask him about his favorite TV shows, he will launch into a way too detailed analysis of them.

Dore Fish-Bieler

JTS/GS '26, Bass

Dore Fish-Bieler is a senior in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, studying Religion at Columbia and Bible at JTS. He is a recent vegan who enjoys obsessing over word choice in his soon-to-be overdue essays, and taking extreme positions for the sake of argument.

Zachary Singerman

Business Director, JTS/GS '27, Bass

Zachary Singerman is a junior in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary studying Computer Science and Jewish History. Zack enjoys co-leading 2 different artistic clubs, while not actually being able to draw. If you spell his name as “Zach,” he will correct you (with the utmost respect possible).

Maytal Polonetsky

Non-Profit Director, Barnard '27, Soprano

Maytal Polonetsky is a junior at Barnard College studying Neuroscience and Behavior. She enjoys tap dancing and ballet, and went through an intense geography-obsessed phase in middle school, so she can probably list all of the countries of the world by heart.

Gavin Rubin

TAU/GS '27, Bass

Gavin Rubin is a junior in the Dual Degree Program between Tel Aviv University and Columbia University studying Philosophy and History. Gavin loves going on far-flung expeditions (for which he has no time) for the sole purpose of trying regional sandwiches (which inhabitants of the region have never heard of themselves).

Lily Lebwohl

MOI Coordinator, Barnard '28, Alto

Lily Lebwohl is a sophomore at Barnard College studying Psychology. If you provide her with a shofar, Lily will happily use it to play Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” for you.

Noa Wacholder

JTS/GS '28, Soprano

Noa Wacholder is a sophomore in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary studying Economics and Bible with a minor in Chemistry. This bass guitar-playing lifeguard also has a passion for Israeli folk dance and tap dance (stay tuned for her duet with Maytal).

Hannah Levinson

MOI Coordinator, Barnard '28, Alto

Hannah Levinson is a sophomore at Barnard College studying Neuroscience and Behavior on the pre-med track, with a possible minor in theatre. Hannah is proud to announce that even though she’s Canadian, she can list all 50 US states by heart!

Aviva Goldberg

JTS/GS '29, Soprano

Aviva Goldberg is a first-year in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. You might think that because she studies Computer Science, she must only love things modern -- but give this girl a piano and she'll blow you away with her classical music skills!

Mischa Parsons

SEAS '29, Alto

Mischa Parsons is a first-year in Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences studying Chemical Engineering. To prepare for the academic rigor of her degree, Mischa spent much of her time in high school perfecting the fine art of synchronized splashing (more colloquially known as rowing).

Rochelle Berman

Barnard/JTS '27, Soprano

Rochelle Berman is a junior in the Double Degree Program between Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary majoring in Middle Eastern Studies and Jewish Texts. She is an avid Israeli folk dancer and has a passion for interfaith dialogue. Rochelle is abroad this semester in Jordan.

Anna Birman

JTS/GS '27, Tenor

Anna Birman is a junior in the Joint Program between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary studying Cognitive Science and Jewish Ethics. She deserves to win a Grammy for her guitar performance of Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”. Anna is abroad this semester in London.

Yaira Spitzer-Tilchin